Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Solo shows, group exhibitions, openings, extensions, and closings in galleries, museums, and independent spaces.
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From Varda to Penone: The Potato as Art at Château d'Aubenas
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The exhibition 'Des patates' at Le Château – Centre d'Art Contemporain et du Patrimoine d'Aubenas (11 April – 20 September 2026) explores artists' fascination with potatoes.…
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Dominique White's Shipwreck Sculptures at Kunsthalle Basel
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Dominique White (b. 1993) presents "All Great Powers Collapse from the Centre" at Kunsthalle Basel, an exhibition of sculptures that evoke submerged shipwrecks and collapsed…
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Justine Tjallinks's Enigmatic Portraits at Musée de la Photographie Charles Nègre
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The Musée de la Photographie Charles Nègre in Nice will host Justine Tjallinks's inaugural solo exhibition, titled 'Vision,' from February 14 to May 24. This exhibition showcases…
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Paulo Nazareth and Moeata Keil Simpson Reimagine History at Punta della Dogana
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Punta della Dogana, the historic customs house in Venice's Dorsoduro district, is being reinterpreted by artists Paulo Nazareth and Moeata Keil Simpson. The building, once a…
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Sumo as Sacred Rite: Bruno Aveillan's Photographic Exhibition in Paris
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Photographer Bruno Aveillan and producer Nicolas Bary gained unprecedented access to the Naruto-beya sumo stable in Sumida, Tokyo, in June 2025. The stable is run by Kotoōshū…
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The Others: Identity, Distance, and Recognition in Contemporary Art at Filanda Trissino
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From April 30 to June 28, 2026, the historic Filanda in Trissino, Italy, will feature an exhibition called 'The Others,' organized by RARE and Fondazione PL24. This event will…
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Michael Armitage's 'The Promise of Change' Opens at Palazzo Grassi
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Michael Armitage, 42, presents a monographic exhibition titled 'The Promise of Change' at Palazzo Grassi in Venice, running until January 10, 2027. The show features 46 large…
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Holly Keogh's Debut UK Solo Exhibition at Soup Gallery, London
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Soup Gallery presents its nineteenth exhibition, Holly Keogh's debut UK solo show "Bang Bang Bang On The Door Baby!". Keogh (b.1991, North Carolina) is an American painter based…
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Renée Levi to Paint Hayward Gallery Façade with Audemars Piguet Commission
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Renée Levi will create a large-scale two-panel painting for the façade of London’s Hayward Gallery this fall. The work is co-commissioned by the Hayward Gallery and Audemars…
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John Gosling curates 'Unnatural Harmony' celebrating McQueen's soundtracks at Southbank Centre
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John Gosling, McQueen's long-time music director, has created 'Unnatural Harmony: Sounds of Lee Alexander McQueen' with Robert Ames of the London Contemporary Orchestra. The show…
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Gladys Hynes: Forgotten British Artist Gets First Retrospective at Charleston
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The exhibition titled 'Gladys Hynes: Radical Lives' is set to debut at Charleston in Lewes on May 2, 2026, and will continue until October 11. Curated by Sacha Llewellyn, the…
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Koyo Kouoh's Posthumous Venice Biennale Exhibition to Open
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Koyo Kouoh, the curator of the Venice Biennale's central exhibition, died suddenly at age 57 from liver cancer in May 2025, just months into her role. Despite her death, the…
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Sara Shamma to Represent Syria at 2026 Venice Biennale with Palmyra Installation
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Artist Sara Shamma will represent Syria at the 61st Venice Biennale, running from 9 May through 22 November 2026. The Syrian pavilion is located at the Universitá Iuav di Venezia…
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Aileen Murphy's Surreal Tablescapes at Deborah Schamoni
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Aileen Murphy's third exhibition at Deborah Schamoni in Munich, titled 'We must go under the wallpaper', runs from 9 January to 21 March 2025. The show features five new paintings…
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How Will Critics Handle Koyo Kouoh's Posthumous Venice Biennale?
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Martin Herbert questions how critics will approach the 61st Venice Biennale, titled 'In Minor Keys', after artistic director Koyo Kouoh died of cancer in May 2025 at age 57. The…
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Key Hiraga's Early Works at Loevenbruck, Paris
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Loevenbruck in Paris presents "Key HIRAGA « Works 1966–1971 »", a selection of paintings and works on paper by Japanese artist Key Hiraga, including the 1971 piece "The Elegant…
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Magnum photographers' WWII images on view in Gorizia
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Palazzo Attems-Petzenstein in Gorizia presents 'Back to Peace? La guerra vista dai grandi fotografi Magnum', an exhibition of 200 photographs, video installations, and soundscapes…
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Whitney Biennial 2026: Care, Catastrophe, and Private Gestures
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The 82nd edition of the Whitney Biennial, titled with a stripped-down italic subtitle, opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York in 2026, the 250th year of the…
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Elmgreen & Dragset Transform Städel Museum with 'Still Life with Vegetables'
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The Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main is currently hosting the exhibition 'Still Life with Vegetables' by the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, which will run until January 17,…
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Es Devlin's 'The Everythingists' Opens at V&A East Storehouse
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Es Devlin's latest installation, 'The Everythingists' (2026), has debuted at the V&A East Storehouse in London and will be on display until 18 October. This piece interacts with…
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Anselm Kiefer's Monumental 'Danaë' Debuts in Europe at Valencia's CAHH
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Anselm Kiefer's first exhibition in Valencia opens at the CAHH – Centro de Arte Hortensia Herrero, featuring the European debut of 'Danaë', a monumental painting over 13 meters…
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Frankfurt exhibition traces global history through coins and finance objects
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The Historisches Museum Frankfurt opens 'Die Welt im Geld' (The World in Money), a special exhibition running from April 30, 2026 to January 31, 2027. Using coins and financial…
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Urvanity Projects and Nude Project Launch La Masía Gallery in Barcelona
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Urvanity Projects has partnered with Nude Project to create La Masía Gallery, a new exhibition space in Barcelona that reimagines the concept of art as a shared experience.…
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Esmee Seebregts Examines Shame and Color in Solo Show at Studio Seine
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Esmee Seebregts's solo exhibition 'Colour doesn't Hurt' at Studio Seine in Rotterdam explores cultural associations of color, shame, and innocence through paintings and…
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Annissa Durar's Photographic Journey Through Peru's Textile Traditions
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Photographer Annissa Durar, from Kansas City, presents Sacred Threads of the Sacred Valley, a film-based series documenting textile traditions in Peru's Sacred Valley. The project…
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Torsten Slama's Posthumous Exhibition 'Die Vatermaschine' at Neuer Essener Kunstverein
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Neuer Essener Kunstverein in Essen presents 'Die Vatermaschine' (The Father Machine), the first solo exhibition of Torsten Slama (1967–2023) since his death. The show features a…
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Sir John Soane's Museum: A Theatre of Held Light
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The Sir John Soane's Museum in London, established by an Act of Parliament in 1833, is a house-museum that defies conventional chronology. Architect John Soane designed it as a…
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Davide Allieri's Immersive Installation at Kunstraum Dornbirn
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Davide Allieri has transformed the historic industrial hall at Kunstraum Dornbirn into an engaging exhibition that explores themes of time and future uncertainty. Titled after its…
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Michael Vale's First Major Survey at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
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The Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is set to showcase Michael Vale's inaugural major survey exhibition, titled 'the Cuckoo, the Herring and the Trembling Tambourines,' from…
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Indonesian Pavilion at Venice Biennale Reverses Discovery Narrative
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The Indonesian Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale, called "Printing the Unprinted: The Reversal of World Discovery," flips traditional colonial stories by presenting an…
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Venice Biennale Artists Navigate Koyo Kouoh's Posthumous Vision
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The 2026 Venice Biennale, titled 'In Minor Keys', is being realized after the death of curator Koyo Kouoh in May 2025. The Cameroonian-Swiss curator had selected artists and…
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Venice Biennale Pavilions Tackle Shame Through Queer and Scatological Lenses
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Two national pavilions at the 2026 Venice Biennale explore shame from distinct angles. The Scottish pavilion features Bugarin + Castle's 'Shame Parade,' which examines historic…
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Jon Campbell's Word Art Survey at Geelong Gallery
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From 28 February to 24 May 2026, Geelong Gallery in Victoria will present a comprehensive exhibition of works by Melbourne artist Jon Campbell, named 'yEAH / dUNNO.' This…
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Design Museum Hosts Nigo's First Retrospective
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The Design Museum in London is staging the first-ever retrospective for Nigo, the Japanese streetwear pioneer behind BAPE and Kenzo. The exhibition features over 700 objects,…
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Lucia Buricelli's 'Everything Is Bright Here' Explores the American Dream
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Lucia Buricelli (b. 1994) presents her first solo exhibition, 'Everything Is Bright Here,' at Galleria Doppiozero in Milan. The show, which opened on April 29, 2026, features…
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The Earth, the Fire, the Water and the Winds: A Museum of Wandering with Édouard Glissant at CARA, New York
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The exhibition 'The Earth, the Fire, the Water and the Winds: For a Museum of Wandering with Édouard Glissant' makes its U.S. debut at the Center for Art, Research and Alliances…
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Dominique White's 'All Great Powers Collapse from the Centre' at Kunsthalle Basel
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Dominique White presents her solo exhibition 'All Great Powers Collapse from the Centre' at Kunsthalle Basel. The show features sculptures and installations exploring themes of…
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After Dada, After Dance: Group Show at Cabaret Voltaire
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Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich presents 'After Dada, After Dance', a group exhibition featuring Suzanne Perrottet alongside Tarren Johnson, Joel Cocks, OOR Saloon, Elaine Mitchener,…
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Zurbarán's Supernatural Intensity at National Gallery London
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The National Gallery in London presents a major exhibition of Francisco de Zurbarán, the 17th-century Spanish master known for painting supernatural things naturally and natural…
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Mark Leckey's Giant Inflatable Felix at Marciano Art Foundation
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At the Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles, a thirty-one-foot inflatable sculpture of Felix the Cat, crafted by British artist Mark Leckey, is currently on display. Titled…
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